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Mark, builders usually want to have in their contracts that the buyer and buyer's representative have no access to the property during construction except during specific designated times and always under supervision of the builder. I think buyers should never agree to that, and insist on any time provided such access does not unreasonably interfere with the due course of construction or create a safety hazard for the project or builder. One thing builders really loathe is a pesky buyer snooping around the job site at random intervals checking on an in-progress project. They will always scream, it's a safety issue -- DANGER- STAY AWAY. Their attitude is what the buyer doesn't know, they can't complain about (at least until it's too late). OK, so let's agree that buyers will have their own steel toe safety shoes, reflective vests, safety glasses, and hard hats when they do show up. (That's rich with irony because about 90% of construction crews I see on residential projects don't ever wear the required PPE (personal protective equip) unless they suspect the OSHA inspector is in the area.)

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Wow! Thanks for sharing!

It depends entirely on the builder. I would think enough time would have passed that if they went in with a realtor the previous visits in 2020 would be forgotten, especially considering how much everything has changed in terms of homes available and price points. Hope that helps.

Lol thank you! What happened with that builder? Curious because we’ve actually never heard of anyone having a bad experience with them.

@@LivinginRaleighTV First,, they did what you said and didn’t ask if we had a realtor when we innocently stopped by to see their remaining new builds that were being advertised online. Then when we offered to buy one of the last houses they had for sale, we were strung along for a long time and ultimately told they were choosing not to sell the house after all and keep it to sell as a spec house. Well, several months and an 80,000 price increase later, we bought the spec house (from out of state). We were shocked when we were finally able to walkthrough the house. There were A LOT of poorly installed and missing finishes - things that were clearly listed on the spec sheet. We were even lied to by one of the construction managers about things like why closet doors were swinging the wrong way, why the kitchen tile wasn’t finished, and that the bathtubs were draining just fine (even after someone pulled a wad of paper out of the drain right in front of him!). I read a review on Guild Quality from someone else who bought a spec home from McNeill Burbank as well. They felt they were given all the “scraps”. It’s absolutely true. A couple of other examples we encountered were the warped shutters that FELL OFF after the first rain and dirt they piled up on the side of our porch so according to code they wouldn’t have to put in a porch railing (the dirt has already sunk several inches in just a few of months). There are many, many more issues in addition to these things but we’re hopeful they will fix them under the year warranty. If they do then I’ll let you know. The house we paid top dollar for certainly doesn’t look like it was produced by a “luxury home builder” as they like to refer to themselves.

Thanks for sharing!

Yes we are definitely seeing a lot of cut corners, but there are some great builders not doing that fortunately.

That is horrible. So sorry that happened to you. Thanks for sharing.

@@LivinginRaleighTV You're welcome. Thank you for informing people on what's going on and allowing us to share our experiences. It should be a crime to do this to people.

Lol

Glad it worked out for you! Have heard a lot of people having bad experiences.

So sorry to hear. It's disappointing to see greed take over with some builders.

Where were you about to buy a townhome in CA? Been looking all over the state, but can't find any good options of where to buy.

What

Exactly. That’s why we provide this valuable information since not all realtors will and because a lot of people go exploring before they even have an agent.

When they write certain things into the contract that desperate buyers sign without knowing what it really means, it can be a very difficult situation.

Exactly

Great builder

Lol definitely… as soon as we get off our diet

@@LivinginRaleighTV Lol and alright

Bro. Krispy Kreme off of peace street. 🤤🤤🤤 There’s also a good donut shop off of capital near 540. In the same mini mall section of Arby’s and Burger King

Duck donuts ( cary location ) best ever ever ever

They are really good!

Wow sorry. What happened and which builder?

Thanks for sharing

What happened?

Sorry to hear

Yep! Exactly

Isn’t this what you wanted Rei? Congrats on your infrastructure bill. Lol.

@@ironfist458 what infrastructure bill I can’t vote?!

Did you have an experience with them?

Lol

How about burbs?